Food Safari - Fire

Food Safari returns in a blaze of glory introducing all you need to know about fire, wood, charcoal, types of meat, smoking, grilling, roasting and a cheat's spit. Host Maeve O'Meara learns from food legends Lennox Hastie, Guy Grossi, Rodney Dunn, Anthony Puharich and the great Tetsuya Wakuda.

Food Safari Fire explores the best char-grilled street food from around the world including Greek pork souvlaki, Abruzzese arrosticini, Malaysian satay, Vietnamese beef in betel leaves and Mexican fish tacos.

Food Safari Fire host Maeve O'Meara explores the versatility and culinary delights of the Wood fired oven from the healthy 6 minute standup fish to Neapolitan pizza, slow-cooked goat, sourdough bread and sensational Greek pie.

Maeve O'Meara explores how fire and coals create some of the world's classic recipes - traditional Turkish kebabs, Portuguese sardines, meltingly tender marinated Chilean pork belly and a spicy masterpiece - South African braais.

Over 5000 years the basic design of the tandoor oven has not changed, making it one of the oldest cooking devices on earth. Maeve O'Meara seeks out recipes across the subcontinent to Armenia- tandoori chicken, prawns, naan, lamb kebabs and an elaborate roast pumpkin - all so good you'll want one in your backyard!

The ancient tradition of roasting a whole animal over a fire has always been visually spectacular as well as incredibly delicious - Maeve explores Argentinian a la cruz style cooking, Brazilian churrasco, Sardinian suckling pig, Portuguese piri piri chicken and a crowd-pleasing Greek Easter lamb.